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Blacklisting and its legacy in the UK construction industry: employment relations in the aftermath of exposure of the Consulting Association
Author(s) -
Druker Janet
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
industrial relations journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.525
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1468-2338
pISSN - 0019-8692
DOI - 10.1111/irj.12139
Subject(s) - blacklisting , blacklist , collusion , closure (psychology) , association (psychology) , industrial relations , political science , business , law , industrial organization , psychology , computer security , computer science , psychotherapist
This paper explores responses to the exposure of blacklisting in the UK construction industry in the period following the closure of the Consulting Association (CA) in 2009. It asks whether employer collusion to blacklist in this way has been terminated and concludes that it is now largely of historical interest although other forms of anti‐union activity continue. It highlights particularly the historic and continuing importance of ‘double breasting’ and reports on divergent employer paths in the aftermath of the exposure and subsequent closure of the activities of the CA.